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Location: NC | There was another post recently that someone shared their before and after but I couldn't find it so I thought I would start another. I always LOVE before and afters! I recently got this Martin iron horse and scrubbed it, oiled it, roughed up the rougout, conditioned it, replaced the conchoes, and added saddle strings. Now I would like to replace the rear chinch plates with copper colored ones and maybe replace the stirrups with copper colored ones with grips.
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Location: Desert Land | Good job! Looks great! |
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Location: Desert Land | Here's a custom Coats that I restored for a friend:
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Location: Desert Land | The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
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Location: NC | TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:37 AM The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
WOW your good!!!! I can't imagine how you got all that dark staining off the jockeys and fenders of the caldwell!!!!! |
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Location: NC | FlyingJT - 2015-06-08 10:45 AM
How do you rough up the roughout?
while it was dry I used a metal wire brush and in some places a little sandpaper. once I got most of the caked on dirt off and loosened it up I scrubbed it really good, I cleaned it with lots of water and saddle soap using a plastic dish washing brush like I did the rest of the saddle. |
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| HorsesNHarleys - 2015-06-08 11:03 AM
FlyingJT - 2015-06-08 10:45 AM
How do you rough up the roughout?
while it was dry I used a metal wire brush and in some places a little sandpaper. once I got most of the caked on dirt off and loosened it up I scrubbed it really good, I cleaned it with lots of water and saddle soap using a plastic dish washing brush like I did the rest of the saddle.
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| TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:36 AM
Here's a custom Coats that I restored for a friend:
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Location: Desert Land | Threerunner - 2015-06-08 9:36 AM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:36 AM Here's a custom Coats that I restored for a friend:
How did you make it shine?
It's the leather conditioners I use. Black rock & Caldwell's Miracle Juice. |
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Location: Desert Land | HorsesNHarleys - 2015-06-08 8:39 AM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:37 AM The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
WOW your good!!!! I can't imagine how you got all that dark staining off the jockeys and fenders of the caldwell!!!!!
I just used the heavy duty wire brush and roughed it all up. It took a lot of work with it being rubbed out so much. It's not a job for the faint of heart - it looks worse before it looks bertter, LOL. |
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Location: IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD AT LEAST THEY KNOW ME HERE | Saddles look great ??
I love tearing a saddle down, cleaning n repairing. Therapy for me ??
I have used Murphys oil soap. I like a lot.
I also use neets foot oil on all my saddles, after they dry from washing n scrubbing n let me cook in the sun n dry again.
I love leather new or saddle lac on the tooled areas. Shines. |
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| Love this thread! I think while I'm sick I'm going to do my Ammerman, any tips for the back cinch that has "fluff" on it? I'll see if I can attach a picture but it's the same material as those professionals choice cinches and I'm not sure how to wash it!
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| Gosh I need to do mine. It's a Martin and needs a makeover. |
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| cheeka77 - 2015-06-08 7:20 PM
Love this thread! I think while I'm sick I'm going to do my Ammerman, any tips for the back cinch that has "fluff" on it? I'll see if I can attach a picture but it's the same material as those professionals choice cinches and I'm not sure how to wash it!
I use a brush for cats on my wool cinches. It gets the fort and sweat build up plus it fluffs it up too. |
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Location: North Dakota | Wow all those look amazing. My saddle is brand spankin' new and is just sitting in my tack room waiting, but it's really light so I'm sure it'll be getting some lovely staining on the fenders/jockeys...which I hate. |
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| TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 3:27 PM HorsesNHarleys - 2015-06-08 8:39 AM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:37 AM The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
WOW your good!!!! I can't imagine how you got all that dark staining off the jockeys and fenders of the caldwell!!!!!
Ok - so, please educate me a bit more on the Caldwell's miracle juice .... how do you use it? Can I work it into rough out?
I've got my fenders fairly clean with sand paper, a stiff dish brush, and lots of warm soapy water followed by clean water and a towel rub. Can I use the Caldwell's after that ...or?
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | lindseylou2290 - 2015-06-09 12:36 PM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 3:27 PM HorsesNHarleys - 2015-06-08 8:39 AM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:37 AM The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
WOW your good!!!! I can't imagine how you got all that dark staining off the jockeys and fenders of the caldwell!!!!!
I've got my fenders fairly clean with sand paper, a stiff dish brush, and lots of warm soapy water followed by clean water and a towel rub. Can I use the Caldwell's after that ...or?
Thanks much!!
The Caldwell Miracle Juice won't rot stitching like Neatsfoot oil will.
I used the Miracle Juice on my rough out fenders and I will say I was kind of scared but they turned out great. I would never use any other oil on my roughout fenders. I put the oil in a small spray bottle and spritzed it on. You want light applications and let dry in between and don't ever put your saddle in the sun to dry. Make sure it is in the shade.
For the rest of the saddle I used a small piece of sheepskin and applied light applications until it was where I wanted it. |
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| Nevertooold - 2015-06-09 12:44 PM lindseylou2290 - 2015-06-09 12:36 PM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 3:27 PM HorsesNHarleys - 2015-06-08 8:39 AM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:37 AM The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
WOW your good!!!! I can't imagine how you got all that dark staining off the jockeys and fenders of the caldwell!!!!!
I've got my fenders fairly clean with sand paper, a stiff dish brush, and lots of warm soapy water followed by clean water and a towel rub. Can I use the Caldwell's after that ...or?
Thanks much!!
I used the Miracle Juice on my rough out fenders and I will say I was kind of scared but they turned out great. I would never use any other oil on my roughout fenders. I put the oil in a small spray bottle and spritzed it on. You want light applications and let dry in between and don't ever put your saddle in the sun to dry. Make sure it is in the shade.
For the rest of the saddle I used a small piece of sheepskin and applied light applications until it was where I wanted it.
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Location: Foot of the Smoky Mtns, East Tennessee | Can you use the Caldwell stuff on any maker or just their leather? |
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Location: NC | I use it on all leathers. All my saddles, tack and boots. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | NeedMoreSpeed - 2015-06-09 3:28 PM Can you use the Caldwell stuff on any maker or just their leather?
All saddles. I have used it on a Caldwell, Ed and Martha Wright and an Ammerman and will be using it on a Jackie Jatzula soon. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | And don't freak out after you have washed your saddle as it can look pretty scary until you start getting oil on it..
Rough out your roughout before putting oil on it.
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| I really want to try the miracle juice but I heard it stains jeans from multiple sources, fact or fiction?
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| TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 4:27 PM
HorsesNHarleys - 2015-06-08 8:39 AM TheOldGrayMare - 2015-06-08 10:37 AM The top is a Crown C I did for a friend to get ready to sell and the bottom is a Caldwell I bought from a BB and retored for myself:
WOW your good!!!! I can't imagine how you got all that dark staining off the jockeys and fenders of the caldwell!!!!!
Did you use the miracle juice everywhere? Did it not darken any part? |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | cheeka77 - 2015-06-09 10:37 PM I really want to try the miracle juice but I heard it stains jeans from multiple sources, fact or fiction?
It will stain your jeans if you over oil it. My Caldwell was doing this...I washed it down with Leather Therapy wash and kept washing until the water was running clear..I used a hose. Once it dried in the shade, I started putting thin applications on it until I felt I had enough. That ended the stained jeans. |
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